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UBC Engineers Reach Mileage Of Over 3000 MPG
The New Revelation writes "Physorg reports that engineers at UBC have developed a single occupancy vehicle that achieves a ridiculous 3145 MPG! From the article: 'The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Supermileage Competition took place June 9 in Marshall, Michigan. Forty teams from Canada, the U.S. and India competed in designing and building the most fuel-efficient vehicle... The UBC design, which required the driver to lie down while navigating it, achieved 3,145 miles per US gallon (0.074 liters/100 km) -- equivalent of Vancouver to Halifax on a gallon (3.79 liters) of gas -- costing less than $5 at the pump.'"
...you've invented the bicycle!
Chris Mattern
Strangely, the entire team is now missing. Big oil had no comment.
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How can you get laid in it?
...by the SUV driver.
In EPA tests, the vehicle was found to get 0.3 mile per bean (MPB). This assumes no extra tacos were consumed by the driver and that the driver does not take Beano. Your mileage may vary depending on brand, as Hunt's is equivalent to standard, Van Camp's midgrade, Heinz is premium, and B&M Baked is only allowed within Boston city limits and not before a Celtics game. This information has been provided by the American Bean Council. Got Bean?
I was thinking the same thing the other day as I was driving my SUV ...
"Jesus, what the hell am I driving? What if I collided with a building?"
Suffice to say, my new car is 6 stories high and covered in concrete.
"Old man yells at systemd"
The driver of the vehical died later due to fatigue by paddling the vehicle for 3145 miles.